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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Looking back at 2014 I've come up with a my roundup of what's been most-read on the G-Souto's Blog.

Below you’ll see the top posts along the second semester 2014 containing edtech,historical, linguistic, scientific, artistic, and social themes or resources I have relied for teaching and learning.

The selection is based on page views but also based on pedagogical relevance of the most read posts.

I kept the order of the most viewed, but eliminated the posts that seemed less relevant. The main reason is that sometimes certain posts acquire too much visibility, not for their value but for the keywords that the search engines "like" indexing.

My crush of the #2nd semester?Monsieur Lazhar. Absolutely! Avec une belle légéreté, Monsieur Lazhardépeint un tableau très actuel et réaliste de ce qu’est l’école de maintenant. A powerful and delicate human portrait of a techer and his students.A movie byPhilippe Falardeau based on the play Bashir Lazhar by Evelyne De la Chenelière.

I hope there's something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of the icons to share it with others. And why noit to leave a comment?

May the coming year be a successful one for all those educators who love teach and see children as creative individuals. Preparing learners for the future should therefore be a prime function of all schools.

Monday, December 29, 2014

Looking back at 2014 I've come up with a my roundup of what's been most-read on the G-Souto's Blog.

Below you’ll see the top posts along the first semester 2014 containing edtech, historical, linguistic, scientific, artistic, and social themes or resources I have relied for teaching and learning.

The selection is based on page views but also based on pedagogical relevance of the most read posts.

I kept the order of the most viewed, but eliminated the posts that seemed less relevant. The main reason is that sometimes certain posts acquire too much visibility, not for their value but for the keywords that the search engines "like" indexing.

I hope there's something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of the icons to share it with others. And why noit to leave a comment?

May the coming year be a successful one for all those educators who love teach and see children as creative individuals. Preparing learners for the future should therefore be a prime function of all schools.

The festive ’Tis the season!
doodle, which gets a new incarnation each year, is the search giant’s way of
celebrating the start of the Christmas holiday season for its users across the
globe.

Children and fan tech can explore some of thevery best holiday lightdisplays from around the world on +Google
Maps.

This year Google's Santa Tracker has an interesting feature
aboutChristmas traditionsaround the world. The
Christmas Traditions map features the traditions of seventeen locations spread
across Europe, North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Africa
and Asia.

Click the placemark on the map to read a short summary of a tradition in
each location.

Norad’s Santa website includes games, music and movies, and caters for eight different languages.

NORADstarts tracking Santa at 7am GMT on Christmas Eve, when he begins his journey around the world. He traditionally begins by delivering presents to the inhabitants of the Republic of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean.

Both sites feature a countdown to all-important Christmas Eve and features which will become unlocked nearer to the day.

Education:

There is so much fun! Both are so creative! However there is some learning too. Traditions, geography, languages (it will depend of the language kids decide to interact). And coding. Google hopes to teach kids to code as part of a shortChristmasproject written in basic Javascript.

"The trailer itself is a gorgeous blend of papercraft animation (for the story of the Little Prince himself) and Pixar-esque CG (for the framed story around it)."

There's no English-language version of the trailer yet, but we're expecting one soon enough. The voice cast for this English version is fantastic (Rachel McAdams, James Franco, Jeff Bridges, Marion Cotillard, Ricky Gervais, and Benicio del Toro, among others). Wow !

As my usual readers know I love animated movies ! They are so poetic, imaginative, the stories, the artistic design.

I love to introduce animated movies into school curriculum. I can already envision so many ways to use these movies to teach literacy, grammar, morals, music, civics, sciences, drawing, for reinforcing the skills, reading, writing, drawing, composing, for reinforcing or introducing the skill of inference.

It is the most magical night of the year, but for children waiting for their presents, Christmas Evecan seem interminable. Wishing everyone a Bright Holiday Season! And a special hug to all the children in the world.I'm off to continue celebrating Christmas at home with my family.

Plus de de 200 objets commentés accompagnés de photos en haute définition et une visite "Les objets phares" audioguidée pour découvrir les collections du musée en toute autonomie.Education:The Musée of Arts et Métiers is a newapp for teachers and students of Arts. We can enjoy an artwork or love the story behind an object. Teachers and students can discover all the beautiful artworks at Musée des Arts et Métiers and follow in "the footsteps of inventors and pioneers of progress and explore a one-of-a-kind repository of scientific and technical knowledge".

App:More than 250 objects presented with 8 thematic tours :

Highlights of the collection,

Scientific instruments,

Materials,

Energy,

Mechanics,

Construction,

Communication and Transport.

Languages :

Français

English

Prize:

It's a Free appLet's watch the video below:

credits video : Google Culture Institute

Other apps of Museums :There are other interesting and motivating apps from different Museums. Eleven museums and cultural institutions in Italy, France, the Netherlands and Nigeria, have worked with Google engenineers on this pilot project. Their apps are available for free on the Google Play store.

In Turin, teachers and students can discover the riches of the near and far East atMAO, wonder at the surprising artworks atGAM, and go from the Middle Ages to contemporary photography atPalazzo Madama. But they can discover as well the international street artworks and their authors,brought together by theEmergence Festival. Finally, strolling throughMAGA to find out more about the Italian contemporary art scene.

In the Netherlands, learners and educators can visit theRijksmuseum van Oudheden. Itsappexplores archaeological treasures from Egypt, Rome, and the Netherlands. And what about the history of Nigeria? We can discover the story of the Amalgamation of the Southern and Northern Protectorate 100 years ago thanks to thePan-Atlantic University app.

This is a chance to follow in the footsteps of artists, inventors and pioneers of art and progress and explore a one-of-a-kind repository of artistic, scientific and technical knowledge.These mobile apps allow easy sharing with friends. Because Internet access can be a challenge when traveling abroad, we made sure these apps will work when you're offline.

The Internet no longer plays just a minor role in diffusing museum knowledge. It has become a major force, allowing museums to expand and strengthen their reach. Museums see digital media as core to their mission of education and inspiring people about art and culture.

“Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples”.Unesco

In recent years museums have begun to re-examine what education means for them and there has been a growing emphasis on the importance of all kinds of learning within museums

The world is changing faster than ever. New technology delivers new ideas, gigabytes of information, news of art and museums shared by social media.

Increasing numbers of museums are experimenting with digital learning. This issue of Museum Practice looks at how museums are exploring the potential of digital technology to offers visitors personalised learning experiences with a focus on collaboration an participation

Modern museums must compete for an audible voice against the furious pace of this background.

Museums in a changing world is recognition that institutions are faced with interpreting, and existing in, a field that is becoming increasingly fluid. Each may face a unique set of goals, interests and audiences."

Museums have an a attractive impact in the curriculum. Students love school visits to museums. Students can appreciate there is history all around them.

There is nothing to stop any school enjoying trips to educational historic sites if their pupils will benefit.

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Souto, G. (2013) Time for Action: New Challenges in Secondary Education. At Conference Proceedings, International Conference The Future of Education, Florence, Italy.

Souto, G. (2013) Visionary Learning for 2030: Secondary Education. In Booklet online "Vision on Open Education 2030 Part 2: School Education", European Commission and The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS).

TEDxKids Brussels 2011

Gina Souto was guest tweeting from TEDxKids in Brussels on June 1st."48 kids, all of them born in 2000, are going get their hands dirty, soldering, tinkering, hacking and composing. A series of hands-on workshops will introduce the kids to a range of skills and methods.

At the same time 400 adults will be treated to an all day program of leading thinkers, experts and makers."

The twitter address is @TEDxKidsEU and there was a fantastic live stream from the event.